Jacaranda 2018 T1 Week 2

Happy Birthday Lola I’m 4! I got toys, teddies. I got a little thing.

Abuela gave me a dog, it’s black. I had a cupcake.

Dear Lola

Happy Birthday! We hope it’s filled with joy

and excitement.From your friends in the Jacaranda group

Jacaranda 2018 T1 Week 2

Our current Primary Years Programme (PYP) unit of inquiry explores the central idea that our identities are complex and unique. To develop a foundation for inquiry we have started sharing

the children’s ‘family portfolio pages’ with the group…

Greyson: I did some colouring. I did it at home. I was born in France. These are all superheroes. I love the Hulk, ‘cause he can break stuff. It’s my family, my Dad, my Mum, my sister and this is me. I play with her and go on my bike. I have a bike but it has brakes and makes me stop if I go too fast.

Ivy: That’s Daffy. He runs and he eats bones from the fridge. We give them to him. That’s Mum and Dad, Bron and Paul. Charlie and Me and Daddy and Mummy like to swim in the pool. We jump in. My scooter, it’s a pony scooter. We like to bounce and jump on the trampoline and play tag. We run on the trampoline and try to catch each other. Will: What’s your favourite toy?Ivy: My two Mini Mouses.

Lachie: I made Mummy and Zoe, my sister and Mum and Dad. And that’s when I came to my old house. I’m making Lego. There’s a Paw Patrol sticker. And that’s me when I was riding my big, big, big bike! That’s my cake when I had a birthday. I was 4! I put glitter on. The pictures are Daddy and Zoe. It’s not Melbourne. It’s when I flew to Sydney. On the aeroplane a long, long way. I fed the kangaroos. They eat leaves.

Will: These are raptors, that’s Blue and Charlie and Delta. That’s Poppy and Will riding on a tractor at Nanny and Poppy’s house. Batman, he is black and he has the batman thing in his tummy. This is at ‘Ready, Steady, Go’. You put your nose on your foot and you smile. I painted a T-Rex. That’s Imani, my sister. We play games like hide and seek. That’s Mummy and Daddy and Imani. The ship is broken because the shark broke it. The muscles in the shark broke it in Tasmania. Finley: Thunderstorms make boats sink. Will: No, you pull the battery out.

Harry: That’s Mummy, Harry, Oscar and Daddy! That’s Harry in sand. Walking in the sand. I’m swimming. Mum and Dad made it funny like a dog, that’s funny. Look at what I did on the rock! I stand on the rock. That’s Lightning McQueen.

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be

different. - Coco Chanel

Jacaranda 2018 T1 Week 2

I got a Lightning McQueen race track. I play some games like the Lego dinosaur

game. I eat chicken and chips and a dinosaur T-Rex cake!

Dear Will,Happy birthday! We wish you lots of fun

and love for your 4th birthday. From your friends in the Jacaranda group

Happy Birthday Will

Jacaranda 2018 T1 Week 2 Today’s the day the teddy bears…

Inadramaexperiencethisweekwebecameteddybearsanddecidedtoenjoyapicnic.Withinputfromthegroupthepicnicturnedintoagreatadventurefilled

withbirds,monsters,laughterandexcitement.

Whereshouldtheteddybearsgo?Finley:Toadifferentcountry!

Howshouldtheygetthere?Will:Byplane.

Oh-no!Somethingbadisgoingtohappen.Whatmighttheteddybearsfind?Sienna:Amonster.

ThechildrenengagedinimaginaFveplay,acFngthepartsoftheteddybears,theaeroplaneflyingthroughthesky,thescarymonsterandthehelpfulbirdswhosavedtheday.Wehopeyouaskyourchildaboutthisexperienceandusethe

imagesaspromptsforfurtherdiscussionandreflecFon.

Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework

Outcome 4 - Children are Effective Communicators

• Children interact with others to explore ideas and concepts, clarify

and challenge thinking, negotiate and share new understandings.

Jacaranda 2018 T1 Week 2Highlights From Our Week

Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework

Outcome 1 - Children Have a Strong Sense of Belonging• Children confidently explore and engage with social and physical

environments through relationships and play• Children establish and maintain respectful, trusting relationships with

other children and educators